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|title= I Shall Wear Midnight | |title=I Shall Wear Midnight | ||
| | |cover=[[File:ISWM.jpg|240px|thumb|Cover art by Paul Kidby]] | ||
|date= | |coauthors=no | ||
|illustrator=Paul Kidby | |||
|date=Sep 2, 2010 | |||
|publisher=Doubleday | |publisher=Doubleday | ||
|isbn=0385611072 | |isbn=0385611072 | ||
|pages= | |pages= | ||
|rrp=£18.99 | |||
|series= Tiffany Series | |series= Tiffany Series | ||
|characters= [[Tiffany Aching]], the [[Pictsies]] | |characters=[[Tiffany Aching]], the [[Pictsies]] | ||
|annotations= | |annotations=Yes | ||
|notes= The fourth | |notes=The fourth Tiffany Aching book | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''I Shall Wear Midnight''''' is the fourth [[Tiffany Aching]] novel, published September 2, 2010. | |||
The title is loosely based upon the poem “When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” by {{wp|Jenny_Joseph|Jenny Joseph}}. This is the title that most people would recognise, however it is interesting that the correct title for her poem is “Warning”.<sup>1</sup> Despite a superficial similarity, there is no evidence to link the two works. | |||
The title is also a capsule of the thought process of the character Tiffany in regards to her wearing colourful clothing despite being a [[Witches|witch]]. It is also a callback to the end of {{HFOS}}, regarding the cloak that the [[hiver]] bought while possessing her. It is also echoed in the track “We Shall Wear Midnight” on the Tiffany Aching-inspired Steeleye Span album ''[[Wintersmith (Steeleye Span)|Wintersmith]]'', which was released in 2013. | |||
While previously Tiffany aged two years between books (she’s 9 in {{WFM}}, 11 in {{HFOS}} and turns 13 during {{W}}), in this book she is “nearly sixteen”, a jump of three years. | |||
According to interviews given while it was being written, ''I Shall Wear Midnight'' was originally intended by Pratchett to be the final Tiffany Aching book. | |||
<sup>1</sup>''You can see it [http://www.barbados.org/poetry/wheniam.htm here].'' | |||
== Blurb == | |||
A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head... It's not easy being a witch, and it's certainly not all whizzing about on broomsticks, but Tiffany Aching - teen witch - is doing her best. Until something evil wakes up, something that stirs up all the old stories about nasty old witches, so that just wearing a pointy hat suddenly seems a very bad idea. Worse still, this evil ghost from the past is hunting down one witch in particular. He's hunting for Tiffany. And he's found her... | |||
A fabulous Discworld title filled with witches and magic and told in the inimitable [[Terry Pratchett]] style, ''I Shall Wear Midnight'' is the fourth Discworld title to feature Tiffany and her tiny, fightin', boozin’ [[pictsie]] friends, the [[Nac Mac Feegle]] (aka The Wee Free Men). | |||
==Main Characters== | == Main Characters == | ||
*[[Tiffany Aching]] | *[[Tiffany Aching]] | ||
*The [[Cunning Man]] | *The [[Cunning Man]] | ||
*[[Jeannie]] | *[[Jeannie]] | ||
*[[Letitia Keepsake]] | *[[Letitia Keepsake]] | ||
*[[Pictsies|Nac Mac Feegle]] | *[[Pictsies|Nac Mac Feegle]] | ||
*[[Deirdre Parsley]], lately Lady Keepsake / The Duchess | |||
*[[Amber Petty]] | |||
*[[Preston]] | |||
*[[Roland]] | *[[Roland]] | ||
*[[Eskarina Smith]] | *[[Eskarina Smith]] | ||
== Minor Characters & Cameos == | |||
==Minor Characters & Cameos== | |||
*[[Joe Aching]] | *[[Joe Aching]] | ||
*[[Wentworth Aching]] | *[[Wentworth Aching]] | ||
*[[Sally Cambric]] | *[[Sally Cambric]] | ||
*[[Death]] | *[[Death]] | ||
*[[Magrat Garlick ]] | *[[Magrat Garlick]] | ||
*[[Happenstance|Mrs Happenstance]] | *[[Happenstance|Mrs Happenstance]] | ||
*[[Nanny Ogg]] | *[[Nanny Ogg]] | ||
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**[[Sam Vimes]] | **[[Sam Vimes]] | ||
==Locations== | == Locations == | ||
*[[Ankh-Morpork]] | *[[Ankh-Morpork]] | ||
**[[Unreal Estate]] | **[[Unreal Estate]] | ||
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*[[Keepsake Hall]] | *[[Keepsake Hall]] | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM.jpg|thumb|120px|First Edition Cover by [[Paul Kidby]]]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Proof.jpg|thumb|110px|Book Proof]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Slip.jpg|thumb|120px|Slipcase Collectors Edition]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Print.jpg|thumb|130px|Promotional print by Paul Kidby]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Black.jpg|thumb|110px|Paperback]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM CD.jpg|thumb|140px|Audio CD]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM BM.jpg|thumb|110px|Cover by Bill Mayer]] | |||
|} | |||
{| | |||
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| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM US.jpg|thumb|110px|US Cover]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Faces.jpg|thumb|120px|Hardback cover, fans-faces composite]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM Gift.jpg|thumb|110px|Gift Edition 2017]] | |||
| valign="top" | [[File:ISWM YA.jpg|thumb|110px|Cover by Laura Ellen Anderson]] | |||
|} | |||
{{series|series=Discworld|before=Unseen Academicals|after= Snuff}} | {{series|series=Discworld|before=Unseen Academicals|after= Snuff}} | ||
{{series|series=Tiffany|before=Wintersmith|after=}} | {{series|series=Tiffany|before=Wintersmith|after=The Shepherd's Crown}} | ||
[[Category:Discworld Series | [[Category:Discworld Series]] | ||
[[Category:Tiffany Series | [[Category:Tiffany Series]] | ||
[[Category:Children's books | [[Category:Children's books]] | ||
[[de:Buch:Das Mitternachtskleid]] |
Revision as of 00:15, 6 March 2023
I Shall Wear Midnight | |
Co-author(s) | no |
Illustrator(s) | Paul Kidby |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | Sep 2, 2010 |
ISBN | 0385611072 |
Pages | |
RRP | £18.99 |
Main characters | Tiffany Aching, the Pictsies |
Series | Tiffany Series |
Annotations | View |
Notes | The fourth Tiffany Aching book |
All data relates to the first UK edition. |
I Shall Wear Midnight is the fourth Tiffany Aching novel, published September 2, 2010.
The title is loosely based upon the poem “When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple” by Jenny Joseph. This is the title that most people would recognise, however it is interesting that the correct title for her poem is “Warning”.1 Despite a superficial similarity, there is no evidence to link the two works.
The title is also a capsule of the thought process of the character Tiffany in regards to her wearing colourful clothing despite being a witch. It is also a callback to the end of A Hat Full of Sky, regarding the cloak that the hiver bought while possessing her. It is also echoed in the track “We Shall Wear Midnight” on the Tiffany Aching-inspired Steeleye Span album Wintersmith, which was released in 2013.
While previously Tiffany aged two years between books (she’s 9 in The Wee Free Men, 11 in A Hat Full of Sky and turns 13 during Wintersmith), in this book she is “nearly sixteen”, a jump of three years.
According to interviews given while it was being written, I Shall Wear Midnight was originally intended by Pratchett to be the final Tiffany Aching book.
1You can see it here.
Blurb
A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head... It's not easy being a witch, and it's certainly not all whizzing about on broomsticks, but Tiffany Aching - teen witch - is doing her best. Until something evil wakes up, something that stirs up all the old stories about nasty old witches, so that just wearing a pointy hat suddenly seems a very bad idea. Worse still, this evil ghost from the past is hunting down one witch in particular. He's hunting for Tiffany. And he's found her...
A fabulous Discworld title filled with witches and magic and told in the inimitable Terry Pratchett style, I Shall Wear Midnight is the fourth Discworld title to feature Tiffany and her tiny, fightin', boozin’ pictsie friends, the Nac Mac Feegle (aka The Wee Free Men).
Main Characters
- Tiffany Aching
- The Cunning Man
- Jeannie
- Letitia Keepsake
- Nac Mac Feegle
- Deirdre Parsley, lately Lady Keepsake / The Duchess
- Amber Petty
- Preston
- Roland
- Eskarina Smith
Minor Characters & Cameos
- Joe Aching
- Wentworth Aching
- Sally Cambric
- Death
- Magrat Garlick
- Mrs Happenstance
- Nanny Ogg
- Seth Petty
- Molly Petty
- Mrs Proust
- Granny Weatherwax
- Members of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch
Locations
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